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July is EX.a.m month. Learning Channel is getting you prepared well in advance for your final exams. This month you can sweat away the nerves and learn how to beat that exam stress; check out why health and fitness makes the grey matter move; and see the exam preparation questions that we answered, just for you, in Exam Q&A. Although, Bafana Bafana may not have progressed to the next round, we’re proud of our boys and soccer fever is here to stay, so get all the information on our stadia and players; as well as the teams visiting our country and some of soccer’s greatest heroes. Don’t miss out on what our celebrity blogger, Asanda, has to say either.

Don’t forget – July is Exam Walkthru month. We have looked at the responses from our monthly poll and, because you had your say, we will be focusing on exam type lessons for Natural Sciences from Grades 7 – 9 and Physical Science Grades 10 to 12. Download free Learning Channel lesson clips and lesson notes to help YOU crack those marks.

Teachers – there’s even a dedicated Staffroom page especially for you, where you can see what is happening in education around the country.

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Save the Children is launching the Newborn and Child Survival Campaign in over 40 countries on all 5 continents on 5^th October 2009. The aim of the campaign is to reduce the number of children who die before their 5^th birthday by two thirds by 2015.

Currently that number stands at approximately 9 million worldwide with the South African contribution being 75 000 children a year – that works out to 260 a day!!! 20 000 children are stillborn and another 22 000 die before they reach one month of age. Unlike some of our African neighbours who have succeeded in reducing their child mortality rates significantly in recent years, South Africa’s rate is actually increasing. This is unacceptable given existing government policy, our infrastructure, a relatively stable economy and the fact that the causes of death are preventable.

This is probably the biggest global campaign ever with many different organizations and countries all working towards a common goal.

Grade 12s - you can now download these exemplar papers and their accompanying memoranda that were exclusively featured in Sunday Times and Sowetan and begin cracking that exam revision.